NHGRI MAP Portal - Individual Graduate Funding Opportunities

The Minority Ph.D. Program offers eligible doctoral candidates the opportunity to pursue their Ph.D. degrees with financial, mentoring, and guidance support through recognized participating faculty and departments approved by the Sloan Foundation.

Must be recommended by faculty advisor who is Sloan Scholar.

The amount of the Scholarship varies and for each group of students working with a particular group of faculty is $30,000 multiplied by the historical retention rate of that group of faculty.

To increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.

Citizens or nationals of the United States; evidence of superior academic achievement; commitment to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level; enrolled in or planning to enroll in an eligible research-based program leading to a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree at a U.S. educational institution, and no prior doctoral degree.

To increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.

To increase the number of minority students who pursue doctoral degrees in the natural science disciplines - chemistry, physics, earth sciences, mathematics, biological sciences and computer science.

U.S. citizen; no more than 12 months of full-time graduate study; graduate program of study must be one of the following: science, technology, engineering and math. may be used at any participating GEM Member University where the GEM Fellow is admitted.

$14,000 stipend in year 1 of the Ph.D. program; GEM Member University support years 2-5; paid summer internship with a GEM Employer Member; waived tuition and fees at a GEM University

To attract health professionals to careers in clinical, pediatric, health disparities, or contraception and infertility research.

Doctoral-level degree; government research funding (Federal, state or local) or domestic nonprofit research funding; student loan debt equal to at least 20% of annual salary; U.S. citizenship or permanent residency; Non-Federal government job

In exchange for a two or three-year commitment to your research career, NIH will repay up to $35,000 per year of qualified educational debt. In addition, the NIH will make corresponding Federal tax payments for credit to your Internal Revenue Service tax account at the rate of 39 percent of each loan repayment to cover your increased Federal taxes.

To encourage institutions to diversify their student and faculty populations and thus to increase the participation of individuals currently underrepresented in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral and social sciences, including high school students, undergraduate students, post-baccalaureate students, post-master's degree students, graduate students, individuals in postdoctoral training, or faculty members

PIs of eligible, active research grants can request a supplement for candidates who will increase diversity on a national or institutional basis - Individuals from racial and ethnic groups that have been shown by NSF to be underrepresented in health-related sciences on a national basis; Individuals with disabilities; Individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds; US citizen or non-citizen national or permanent resident

For graduate students - salary support and other necessary expenses, and up to $4,000 per year for supplies and travel. For postdoctoral training: up to $50,000 per year r in salary and fringe benefits, and up to $6,000 per yr for supplies and travel.

To promote diversity in health-related research for research training leading to the Ph.D. or equivalent research degree, the combined M.D./Ph.D. degree; or another formally combined professional degree and research doctoral degree

U.S. citizen or a noncitizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence (i.e., possess a currently valid Alien Registration Receipt Card I-551, or other legal verification of such status). Non-citizen nationals are generally persons born in outlying possessions of the United States (i.e., American Samoa and Swains Island); individuals from racial and ethnic groups that have been shown by NSF to be underrepresented in health-related sciences on a national basis; individuals with disabilities; Individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds

To recruit and retain civilian scientists and engineers to work in Department of Defense (DoD) agencies and laboratories.

Undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students in science or engineering.

Full tuition and fees, an annual starting stipend ranging from $25,000 to $41,000, health insurance benefits, paid summer internships, and career opportunities after graduation with the Department of Defense.